21st Century Primary School, Vale of Glamorgan

Sector: Education

Client: Vale of Glamorgan Council

Location: Vale of Glamorgan, Wales

Remit

The land occupied by a primary school was proposed to be split into two, to allow a new 21^st Century primary school to be accommodated.

On behalf of the client Wildwood Ecology:

• Provided a preliminary ecological appraisal of the land and a preliminary roost assessment of the school buildings.
• Provided a breeding bird survey.
• Provided a preliminary roost assessment of on-site trees.
• Provided input into the site’s ecological BREEAM assessment.
• Provided advice on the legal and planning policy issues and recommendations on how to address these.
• Produced a comprehensive report setting out the methodology and results and method statement.

Result

All works were completed with the new school (and associated wildlife area) opened in 2015.